Both photos were secretly taken by a paparazzo.
It was said that this paparazzo intended to upload the photos online, which would, indubitably, cause an upheaval in public opinion.
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Whether such a scandal was true or not, it would cause a negative backlash to a celebrity's reputation, especially in terms of popularity.
Take Tang Yu as an example; after she got exposed for making use of the unspoken rules, she was banned and terminated by Huanyu. Her popularity plummeted to rock bottom; all her advertising endorsements were canceled, and she even had to pay an exorbitant sum as penalty. Now, she was reduced to only receiving some online dramas and maintaining a pathetic amount of exposure rate.
Previously, there was even a rumor of her committing suicide at one point.